ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great (DDH-971)

ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great (DDH-971) is the lead ship of the Gwangaetto the Great-class in the Republic of Korea Navy. She is named after Gwanggaeto the Great.[1]

ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great during a live firing exercise on 1 January 2012.
History
South Korea
Name:
  • ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great
  • (광개토대왕)
Namesake: Gang Gam-chan
Builder: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, South Korea
Launched: 23 October 1996
Commissioned: 24 July 2008
Identification: DDH-971
Status: Active
General characteristics
Class and type: Gwanggaeto the Great-class destroyer
Displacement: 3,885–3,900 tonnes (3,824–3,838 long tons) full load
Length: 135.5 m (444 ft 7 in)
Beam: 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in)
Propulsion:
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement: 286
Sensors and
processing systems:
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
  • SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoy
  • ARGOSystems AR 700 and APECS 2 ECM
  • 4 × CSEE DAGAIE MK 2 Chaff Launchers
Armament:

Development

The KDX-I was designed to replace the old destroyers in the ROKN that were transferred from the US Navy in the 1950s and 1960s. It was thought to be a major turning point for the ROKN in that the launching of the first KDX-I meant that ROKN finally had a capability to project power far from its shores. After the launching of the ship, there was a massive boom in South Korean international participation against piracy and military operations other than war.[2]

Construction and career

ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great was launched on 28 October 1996 by Daewoo Shipbuilding and commissioned on 24 July 1998.[3]

  • ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great Gallery
  • ROKS Munmu The Great and ROKS Kwanggaeto The Great lighted ship’s lights to celebrate the July 4th Independence Day 2006.
  • ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great maneuvering while on patrol on 25 October 2013.
  • ROKS Gang Gam-chan, ROKS Gwangaetto the Great and USS Chung Hoon in formation during Foal Eagle 2016 on 24 March 2016.

References
  1. "ROKS Gwanggaeto the Great (DDH-971) Guided Missile Destroyer / Frigate Warship". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  2. "KDX-I Okpo class DDH (Destroyer Helicopter)". GlobalSecurity. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. "Gwanggaeto the Great Class / KDX-I Class Destroyer". Naval Technology. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
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